"Officers spend quite a bit of time everyday coming from the main station downtown, driving south to work beats." Chief Swindle said. "This will allow them to start south and be available for citizens."

About half of the city's existing officers will eventually move to the southern location, which will be about 50 to 60 officers.

The department says the new site will save them about $200,000 in travel and fuel costs.

"Knowing the response time would be faster is definitely a big deal," Winters said.